LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman orders release of two people wrongfully-convicted of murder
Just days after a judge overturned the convictions of two people in the 2007 murder of a man in East Hollywood, District Attorney Nathan Hochman has vacated the convictions and ordered for the immediate release of Charlotte Pleytez and Lombardo Palacios.
‘They didn’t want to believe the truth’: Freed pair speak out 17 years after they were wrongfully convicted of murder
Pleytez was 20 years old and pregnant when she and another suspect, 15-year-old Lombardo Palacios, were arrested and charged with the killing of Hector Flores in East Hollywood back in 2007. The two were wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder in 2009 and sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.
Man, woman home for holidays after wrongfully convicted in 2007 East Hollywood murder
Charlotte Pleytez and Lombardo Palacios were released after 17 years in prison when their wrongful convictions for a 2007 murder were cleared.
LA teen, young woman wrongfully convicted of East Hollywood murder released 17 years later
A man and woman who spent more than 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a 2007 East Hollywood murder rejoiced Monday after their convictions were vacated and they were set free.
Man, woman released after 17 years due to ‘wrongful conviction’ in East Los Angeles murder
A man and a woman who spent more than 17 years in prison for an East Hollywood murder had their convictions vacated, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William C.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Hochman Announces Vacated Convictions for Wrongly Imprisoned Woman and Man in 2007 East Hollywood Murder
Los Angeles County District Attorney Hochman Announces Vacated Convictions for Wrongly Imprisoned Woman and Man in 2007 East Hollywood Murder
Judge vacates convictions and orders release of man and woman in 2007 East Hollywood murder case
A man and woman who spent more than 17 years in prison for a 2007 East Hollywood murder have had their convictions vacated and been ordered to
Pair exonerated of East Hollywood murder after 17 years in prison
After more than 17 years behind bars, a judge has overturned the convictions of Lombardo Palacios and Charlotte Pleytez, who were convicted in a deadly 2007 gang shooting in East Hollywood.
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Man and women set free after 17 years in prison for East Hollywood murder they didn’t commit
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Two Angelenos served 17 years for a crime they didn’t commit. Here’s why they’re free now
Charlotte Pleytez and Lombardo Palacios have officially been exonerated for the murder of Hector Flores, a man who was shot and killed in East Hollywood in 2007.
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